this is my 3rd canon camera after a sd100 and a650. this camera is the best - great picture quality, fast shots, easy to use. i am pretty much sold on canon cameras even though this is one a little bit old. one small frustration and i think with all point and shoot digital cameras is the flash defaults to automatic and sometimes I wish it could default to "off" because its enough light to shoot without it but it turns on and ends washing the picture out and i miss the perfect pose/situation my kids were in.

The picture quality is excellent. Only problem so far has been photographing children playing in a gymnasium with no flash. Even "Kids and Pets" setting can keep this sharp.

I bought this based on a recommendation from a friend who has the same one. So far so good! (One month owning it.) I like that you can do video as well as still photos. One feature I really like is that you can take multiple pictures by holding down the button. That's helpful for kids & babies who "never" smile for the picture. I've been able to use that and get good smiles from my baby. I just delete the rest that I don't want.

I'm a little nervous with the camera not having a view finder (a window where your eye looks through), only a huge lcd screen. My mom's camera's screen broke (casio model) and ended up needing to be replaced. If the screen breaks then there goes the camera. But, I guess that's the trend with most digi cams now a days. Big lcd with no view finder.

So far the battery has lasted a really long time, though I'm thinking about getting another battery for a back up when we're on a trip or away. I was at the zoo and the battery was dying and I couldn't take any more pictures. I have a power inverter for my car, so I could plug it in there if on a long trip but it still takes 2-3 hours to fully charge so I couldn't have done that at the zoo. The battery also needs to come out of the camera each time you charge it, there isn't a cord or docking station to charge it like other cameras. The battery charger is separate and I need to make sure that I don't lose it! :)

Amazon had the best price, it even beat Costco on sale!

I am very pleased with the quality, the features and the price of this camera. I am expecting many years of trouble-free service because it's a Canon. Thomas L. Barnhart

I bought this for a friend for her birthday, and she was extremely happy with it. For the price, it's a very nice camera - it's really cool how, when you are viewing the pictures taken and rotate the camera, it actually rotates the picture as well. Definitely a worthhile buy.